Improvement in holders for ornaments



" STATES WALTER J. GARVEY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

IMPROVEMENT IN HOLDERS FOR ORNAMENTS, &c.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 159,81 3, datedFebruary 16, 1875 application tiled December 5, 1874.

To all whom zt may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER J. GARVEY, of St. Louis, in the countyT ofSt. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Holders for Ornaments, of which the following is aspecilication:

The object of this invention is to provide ready and convenient meansfor holding up the ornaments which are placed upon ceilings until theycan be fastened thereto; and it consists in a spring-holder constructedto operate substantially as hereinafter described.

The accompanying drawing illustrates my invention.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This ornament-holder is made similar to the extension rule or measure,having a coilspring at one end and rubber or other elastic material atthe other, with a set-screw through a metallic band for coniiuing theparts of the holder together.

a a are the two parts of the holder, of either wood or metal, confinedtogether by bands b b, so that the parts a a may slide in Contact whileconfined together. The two parts are held to any desired length by meansof the set-screw c. In one of the pieces a slots d are made.

On the end ofthe other part is a plate,

e, the end of which enters one of the slots, for preventing the slippingof the parts when they are adjusted to make the holder of the desiredlength. f is a piece of rubber or other soft substance, fastened to theend of the holder to prevent marring or distiguring the ornament; butthis cap may, in some cases, be dispensed with. At the other end is aspiral or coil spring, g, which is made to bear upward with a force tocorrespond with the weight of the ornament. Instead of the parts a amade to slide, as shown, tubes may be used after the manner of thetelescopic joint. A bow or other kind of spring may be used instead ofthe coil-spring g. I do not therefore confine myself to this particularconstruction of the holder.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent- A spring-holder for ornaments, made adjustable as tolength, capped with rubber or other soft material, and with a spring atthe other end, substantially as described, and for the purposes setforth.

WALTER J. GARVEY. Witnesses:

RICHARD GAEVEY, JAMES GAEVEY.

